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Changes in Nitrogen and Carbon Fractions of the Decomposing Litters of Bamboo

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Environmental Forest Science

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 54))

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The changes in nitrogen and in the carbon fractions during the decomposition of the three bamboo litter parts were studied by litterbag method. All the litter components showed a significant inverse relationship between N concentration in residual materials and percent weight remaining. The content of all carbon fractions analyzed decreased through time. A strong influence of N in the early stages of decomposition and the take over of lignin and other acid insoluble sugars were observed after two years of decomposition.

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  1. Laboratory of Forest Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan

    Nimfa K. Torreta & Hiroshi Takeda

  2. Laboratory of Recycle System of Biomass, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Jun-Ichi Azuma

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Torreta, N.K., Takeda, H., Azuma, JI. (1998). Changes in Nitrogen and Carbon Fractions of the Decomposing Litters of Bamboo. In: Sassa, K. (eds) Environmental Forest Science. Forestry Sciences, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5324-9_24

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